Respiratory Therapist
Crouse Hospital
- Syracuse, NY
- $28.80-41.48 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Communicate, teach and explain rationale of therapy to patients and family members.
- Respond to emergency calls and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation as well as implement emergency oxygen and arterial blood gas protocol as necessary
- Draw routine and emergency arterial blood gases and interpret results to monitor the patient's respiratory and ventilatory status.
- Monitor and troubleshoot adult, pediatric (Emergency Department/Cath Lab), and neonatal ventilators; change ventilator tubing and other respiratory equipment.
- Provide oxygen therapy according to physician's order, perform oximetry readings to accurately determine oxygen saturation, nocturnal oximetry studies, make oxygen rounds to document patient usage and complete micro-draws where appropriate.
- Perform respiratory parameters, extubations, tracheostomy tubes changes, endotracheal suctioning, and transporting critically ill patients within the hospital.
- Evaluate, set up and monitor patients receiving Non Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) and BIPAP assistance.
- Two year Associates Degree in Respiratory Care at an AMA approved program.
- Current New York State License as a Respiratory Therapist
- Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within one (1) year of hire.
- Pediatric Advances Life Support (PALS) required within one (1) year of hire.
- Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) certification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, healthcare/hospital related I.T/I.S programs, and databases
- Affordable Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Employee discount on patient services performed at Crouse Hospital
- Tuition Aide Reimbursement
- Onsite Employee Pharmacy
- Personal, Sick, and Vacation Paid Time Off and Floating Holidays
- Shift differential for evening, night, and weekend shifts
- 401k with 3.5% Hospital Contribution
- Applicant Referral Bonus